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 1822 - 1876 (54 years)
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| 12. | Nathaniel Venable was born on 21 Nov 1733 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA (son of Jr. Abraham Venable and Martha Hannah Davis); died on 27 Dec 1804 in Prince Edward County, VA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Graduation: William and Mary College
- Occupation: Trustee, Hampden-Sydney Collego
- Occupation: 1765; Virginia House of Delegates
- Occupation: 1769; Virginia House of Delegates
- Occupation: 1776; Virginia House of Delegates
- Occupation: Between 1780 and 1782; Virginia State Senator
Notes:
Nathaniel Venable "of Slate Hill," was member of House of Burgesses, and VA House of Delegates, 1766-1769-1776 and State Senator, 1780-1785, Pr. Edw. Co., VA.
In 1783 Va tax list, 10 whites, 43 blacks, making Nathaniel the third largest slave owner in Pr. Edw. Co.; in 1785, 5 shites, one dwelling, 9 other bldgs (tax list).
Rev. War service: Member of Comm. of Safety; DAR #649174 &28306.
Journal, VA House of Burgesses
Venables of VA, pp. 25, 25, 28
Genealogies of VA Families, Vol. 1, p. 658
History of Prince Edw. Co., VA, H. C. Bradshaw, pp. 832, and plastes #1 and 28; also pp. 844-845. Photo of Slate Hill.
William and Mary Quarterly, Series 1, Vol. 15, pp. 245-8
Papers of Harriet V. Miller: Nathaniel owned 20-30 thousand acres and 100 slaves; was vestryman of St. Patrick's Parish and organized the first Presbyterian Church in Pr. Edw. Co.; was first Episcopalian (which was the state church of Va before Rev. War) and later Presbyterian. Founder of Hampden-Sidney College.
Nathaniel married Elizabeth Michaux Woodson on 29 Mar 1755. Elizabeth (daughter of Jr. Richard Woodson and Anne Madeline Michaux) was born on 6 Jun 1740; died on 27 Sep 1791 in Prince Edward County, VA; was buried in Oct 1791. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 13. | Elizabeth Michaux Woodson was born on 6 Jun 1740 (daughter of Jr. Richard Woodson and Anne Madeline Michaux); died on 27 Sep 1791 in Prince Edward County, VA; was buried in Oct 1791. Notes:
Papers of Harriet V. Miller: "When Tarleton and Arnold invaded VA, a detachment of their forces passed through Pr. Edw. Co. on general plundering expedition. They raided 'Slate Hill," with the purpose of capturing Nathaniel Venable, but he escaped them, having received in time warning of their approach. They committed some robberies, destroyed some furniture and one of their number pointed at the breast of Mrs. Venable, demanded that she reveal her husband's whereabouts or he would shoot her down. Her calm reply was, "Fire away, my husband has his country to defend." At this instant an officer intervened and ordered away the man who had offered the indignity, severely reprimanding him."
[Note from Sandra Lake Lassen, 1999: I don't know the source of this family story, but find it spurious, as what "hero" would hide from the enemy, and leave his wife there to deal with them?]
Birth:
"Poplar Hill", Henrico Co., VA
Buried:
"Slate Hill", Prince Edward Co., VA
Notes:
Married:
"Poplar Hill", Prince Edward Co., VA
Children:
- William Lewis Venable was born on 30 May 1780; died before 17 Aug 1824.
- Abraham Bedford Venable was born on 20 Nov 1758; died on 26 Dec 1811 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
- Samuel Woodson Venable was born on 19 Sep 1756 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Sep 1821 in Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA.
- Betsy Anne Venable was born on 11 Nov 1760; died in 1826.
- Martha Venable was born on 18 May 1765; died in 1858.
- Ann Venable was born on 9 Dec 1768.
- Nathaniel E. Venable was born on 13 Feb 1776; died on 23 Aug 1801.
- Mary Venable was born on 16 Jan 1773; died in 1807.
- Frances Venable was born on 18 Apr 1778; died in 1799.
- Agnes Venable was born on 15 Apr 1771; died on 17 May 1802.
- Thomas Venable was born on 17 Nov 1782; died in 1809.
- Elizabeth Venable was born on 21 Nov 1784; died about 1845.
- Ann Venable was born on 6 Nov 1767; died in 1768.
- 6. Richard Nathaniel Venable was born on 16 Jan 1763; died in 1837.
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| 14. | William Morton was born on 27 Nov 1743 (son of Joseph Morton and Agnes Woodson); died on 29 Nov 1820 in Charlotte County, VA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military Service: 1776, Charlotte County, VA; Served in the Charlotte militia, "that brave band which withstood the British regulars at Guilford Court House."
Notes:
Birth:
"Slate Hill", Prince Edward Co., VA
William married Susannah Watkins on 29 Oct 1764. Susannah (daughter of Jr. Thomas Watkins and Frances Ann Anderson) was born in 1744 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA; died in 1814 in Charlotte County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 15. | Susannah Watkins was born in 1744 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA (daughter of Jr. Thomas Watkins and Frances Ann Anderson); died in 1814 in Charlotte County, VA. Notes:
The pamphlet about the Watkins family said Susanna possessed a "meek and quiet spirit" which so beautifully adorned her life, as described by her newphew. He wrote of her being remembered with great veneration and affection by the older people, & records that to her husband and children she was of priceless value. Her admiring newphew said he regarded the really notable achievement of her life was that she caught a very fine beau and married him! Francis writes, "But if Mrs. Morton had been a woman of no marked and distinctive character, the alliance with Colonel Morton brought much honor to her name." Susannah died some years before her husband.
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